Columbus, OH — More than two-thirds of Ohio Environmental Council Action Fund (OEC AF) PAC’s endorsed candidates were elected and all of our endorsed park levies cruised to victory. A few of our endorsed candidates are still locked in close elections with results too close to call. We wish them luck as the final tallies are counted and hope to add them to our impressive list of climate champions elected across Ohio.
The OEC AF seeks to protect and enhance the environment, health and economic viability, and democracy of all Ohio communities by expanding access to public lands, advancing critical priorities, holding policy makers accountable, and electing environmental champions. We are the statewide political voice for Ohio’s environment. We work to elect environmentally responsible candidates in Ohio and to pass park levies that expand access to public land.
Our endorsed candidates that have been elected are sorted by elected office, county, and candidate below:
MAYORS
Fairfield, Franklin, and Licking counties
Joe Begeny, City of Reynoldsburg
Franklin County
Andrew J. Ginther, City of Columbus
CITY COUNCIL
Delaware County
Heather Karr, Powell
Delaware and Franklin counties
Craig Treneff, Westerville
Kenneth L. Wright, Westerville
Fairfield, Franklin, and Licking counties
Shanette Strickland, Reynoldsburg - 1st Ward
Meredith Lawson-Rowe, Reynoldsburg - 4th Ward
Franklin County
Elizabeth Brown, Columbus
Rob Dorans, Columbus
Shayla D. Favor, Columbus
Emmanuel Remy, Columbus
Sandi Allen, Dublin
Merisa Bowers, Gahanna
Cynthia Vermillion, Hilliard
Michaela Burriss, Upper Arlington
Peter Bucher, Worthington
Lucas County
Sam Melden, Toledo - 5th District
CITY COMMISSIONER
Montgomery County
Matt Joseph, Dayton
SCHOOL BOARD
Franklin County
Jennifer Adair, Columbus School Board
Carol Beckerle, Columbus School Board
Eric S. Brown, Columbus School Board
Tina Pierce, Columbus School Board
James C. Ragland, Columbus School Board
Anthony Caldwell, South-Western City School Board
Montgomery County
Will Smith, Dayton School Board
Summit County
Dr. N. J. Akbar, Akron School Board
JUDGES
Franklin County
Jessica D’Varga, Franklin County - Municipal Court
Hamilton County
Tyrone Yates, Hamilton County - Municipal Court
PARK LEVIES
Ashtabula County Metroparks
Geauga Park District
Ross County Parks District